Notes tagged “Structure”

• Use one scene-sequel cycle each act

  May 6, 2025  |  10 min

  note

  Note
  More mature than a scribble, but not yet what digital gardener Maggie Appleton calls an “evergreen” idea. A note may have taken a fair amount of time to develop. I think the idea has merit.
  (See digital gardening.)

   |  Scene-sequel Story map Structure Story structure Story Craft Star Wars

• The map and the mountain: Fifteen core beats of story structure

  Apr 3, 2025  |  7 min

  note

  Note
  More mature than a scribble, but not yet what digital gardener Maggie Appleton calls an “evergreen” idea. A note may have taken a fair amount of time to develop. I think the idea has merit.
  (See digital gardening.)

   |  Story map Structure Story structure Story Craft

• Applying scene sequel format to story structure

  Oct 24, 2022  |  6 min

  note

  Note
  More mature than a scribble, but not yet what digital gardener Maggie Appleton calls an “evergreen” idea. A note may have taken a fair amount of time to develop. I think the idea has merit.
  (See digital gardening.)

   |  Scene-sequel Story Craft Story structure Structure

• The three underlying functions of inciting incidents

  Jul 23, 2021  |  10 min

  essay

  Essay
  An idea I’m proud of. Although my writing here may still have rough bits and need occasional pruning, these are the ones I feel have “stood the test of time.”
  (See digital gardening.)

   |  Story Craft Story structure Structure Featured

• Distinguishing between structure and style in design

  Aug 15, 2015  |  6 min

  note

  Note
  More mature than a scribble, but not yet what digital gardener Maggie Appleton calls an “evergreen” idea. A note may have taken a fair amount of time to develop. I think the idea has merit.
  (See digital gardening.)

   |  Design Craft Structure